William (“Bill”) Pierce Coburn, longtime Oakland architect who helped Oakland and Berkeley preserve its architectural heritage, passed away on July 24. He was 80 years old.
Berkeley’s Black Repertory Group (BBRG), the only Black-owned-and-operated theater in the East Bay, is pushing for the City of Berkeley to provide the financial backing for...
On June 7, Jennifer Granholm, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary, made a visit to Green the Church (GTC) in Oakland. GTC is a Bay Area faith-based...
Four years after passing Measure QQ, which advocated for youth voting in school board elections, Alameda County is progressing towards granting 16 and 17 year olds...
Contra Costa County cooks can now get a permit to sell home-cooked food, thanks to a new food permit made available on Monday via Contra Costa...
One year ago, on June 12, 2023, my husband of 35 years was picked up by a van at our house in Oakland. It was the...
Juneteenth is upon us, and it seems that since it achieved status as a federal holiday, the celebration is being held in different places, and where...
Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) in California have more than doubled in the last half-decade, making the yards of one in five single-family homes into multi-unit properties....
AC Transit Board Director Jovanka Beckles came in second place in the six-way primary race for state Senate District 7 seat to represent Oakland and Berkeley,...
Sidney Carey was born in Dallas, Texas. He moved with his family to West Oakland as a baby. His sister is deceased; one brother lives in...
The Community Housing Working Group hosted a briefing on April 23 at Cafeteria 15L in Sacramento. Discussions focused on how the housing crisis in California affects...
James J. Brosnahan, ESQ, an international trial lawyer and trial advocacy teacher, has remained unshaken in his fervent belief in the power of the law to...
Rich Lyons, an established economist, former dean of the Haas School of Business and the campus's current leader for innovation and entrepreneurship, will become the next...
Helena P. Hill, 92, was born and raised on her grandfather’s farm in Plaquemine, Louisiana. “We had cows, chickens and horses. I even picked cotton.” She...
The Standard recently enjoyed a sunny-day stroll through Richmond’s Barbara and Jay Vincent Park and an exquisite section of the city’s ample share of San Francisco...
East Bay leaders announced regional public safety and crime partnership at a press conference Wednesday morning along the Hegenberger Road Corridor as community concerns continue to...
Renée, a Berkeley resident, was dismayed last summer when she saw the final sale price of the four-plex where she and members of her family have...
District 5 covers West and North Oakland and includes Emeryville, Berkeley, Piedmont and Albany. The five-member Board of Supervisors sets the county’s budget, governs its unincorporated...
Black political representation in Oakland and Berkeley was spurred by the Black Panther Party’s political organizing which began with the support of Shirley Chisholm’s bid for...
Nine candidates have filed to run for the Alameda County District 5 Board of Supervisors seat in the March 2024 primary election race to replace current...
Households who lost their homes in Berkeley through foreclosure since 2005 or by the construction of BART in the 1960s-70s can apply to be included among...
Geoffrey Pete’s building at 410 14th St. is a Registered National Resource Building on the State of California Register as well as a contributing building to the...
On Dec. 21, 2023, angels peacefully carried Eddie Rudolph Dillard away as he was awakened to eternal life from his home in Sacramento, California, after a...
Jade Amor-Shannan Johnson and Cerenity Bush stood under the bright winter sun on Dec. 16, 2023, proudly waiting to process into UC Berkeley’s Haas Pavilion and...
Seven people were arrested early Thursday morning at Berkeley's People's Park as fencing was put up in preparation for a controversial construction project to build housing...
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